Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Job Description
* Provide direct patient care, to include using a variety of skills and necessary coordination of services * Monitor vital signs and complete appropriate documentation as required by policy and procedure and regulation. * Follow the plan of care appropriate to the patient’s diagnosis and condition as developed and assigned by the Nurse Supervisor. * Assess patient needs, plan for, evaluate and modify care to meet goals of skilled nursing interventions. * Coordinate homecare services with the Nurse Supervisor, * Accept and transcribe physician’s orders as directed. * Forward all clinical, progress, and summary notes to the Nurse Supervisor for coordination. * Attend and participate in patient care conferences. Job Requirements: * Successful completion of nursing education from an approved school of nursing. * Current North Carolina RN/LPN licensure and one year of clinical nursing experience. * Ability to independently organize work and provide effective health care services to homebound patients. * Ability to ensure appropriate patient care as supervised by the home health Nurse Supervisor, and document thoroughly, accurately, and completely on a timely basis. * Effective communication skills (oral and written). * Current CPR and First Aid certification. * Must be willing to provide in home nursing care to infants, children, and adolescents * Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision Responsibilities: * One to one patient care in a home environment * Execution of physicians prescribed plan of care and compliant documentation of care provided in system of record * Administration of prescribed medication, treatments and therapies * Patient assessments, coordination of care * Health promotion, teaching, and training of family members